"I- uh.." I completely blanked out. Darn, I'm not prepared for this...I am NOT prepared for this! Okay, you got this, Kurumi. Breathe.
I took a deep breath trying to calm myself.
"What do you want?" I asked with a firm voice.
"Kurumi, I need to explain something. About what you saw...it was a misunderstanding." He started speaking softly as if he's scared on how will I react.
My heart throbbed with an unfamiliar ache, making me clutch my chest. I was shocked when Shinomiya hugged me from behind whispering something on my other ear.
"It's okay...I'm here." His arms tightened around my waist as he bury his face on my hair. Thankfully, I calmed down.
"I think it would be best if we talk in personal, Eishi. It is true that I've been thinking about it and I can't lie about how I wasn't affected by what I saw that day." I replied with a small smile.
"I- I think that would be okay, I guess. Before the Autumn Election, will you be a-available?" His voice didn't mask the hopefulness between his words and I can sense that his clutch on the phone tightened.
Autumn Elections..I will be leaving after the event.
"That would be the perfect..Uhm..so...Is there anything you want to say or ask?"
"No..I'll be reserving all my words when we meet....And Kurumi?"
"Y-yes, Eishi?" My heart skipped a beat.
"Please take care of yourself. I missed the way you call me Eishicchi. I'm glad to talk to you again, to hear your voice. I missed you, Kurumi. I really missed you..." He somehow whispered the last part. Tears started to pool in the corner of my eyes and my cheeks heating up.
"Kurumi...don't cry." He whispered on the line.
"I'm not crying, baka! Please hang up now before I-I" I sniffled.
"I understand. Don't overwork yourself. Bye Kurumi..." *click*
My arms slumped down to my sides as I let the tears flow. I bit my lips and held back my sobs. Shinomiya removed his arms around me and faced me. He held my face gently making me face him then he wiped my tears using his thumb.
"You still love him, do you?" He said steadily. I avoided his eyes.
"That's stupid. Just plainly stupid." I removed his hands on my cheeks.
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???'s POV
I listened to their conversation while hiding in the shadows.
"You still love him, do you?"
"That's stupid. Just plainly stupid."
I clutch my chest as I leaned to the wall behind me for support.
"Why does it hurt so much?"
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Shinomiya's POV
After calming Kurumi down, she insisted that I leave her alone for the mean time. She also told told me about me hanging around with her will cause suspicions around the camp that's why I made up my mind not to bother her for a while.
I feel so mad...I couldn't hate her for still loving him after what he's done, It's just I don't like it. She's still denying her true feelings and I couldn't accept the fact that she can easily forgive him. Misunderstanding? How idiotic is that?
Then it hit me...I also hurt her. But now, she already said it's all in the past. But why do I feel so uneasy about her meeting him? Why the heck am I acting like this? Why?
Tch.
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I deeply apologize for this chapter is too short. ^^
I'm currently on a writer's block.
*bows*
I'm currently working on the next chapter...it's been so long since I updated a decent chapter. xD
Have you seen the Haikyuu Stage Play?
Well, bye for now! :D
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